Bozeman Science
PS3B - Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
Fan the flames of inspiration by teaching energy conservation! The video's narrator explains the core ideas of PS3B, Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer. Discover what pupils throughout the grade levels should know about...
Crash Course
The Physics of Heat: Crash Course Physics #22
Compare and contrast the physics of heat flow with a well-designed video lesson. The 22nd installment of the Crash Course series is an overview of the physics of heat. After beginning with a discussion of thermal energy and heat, the...
Teacher's Pet
Radiation and Radioactivity
Explore the science of radioactivity! A very thorough video lesson begins with an explanation of the chemical structure of radiation. It includes descriptions of benefits of radioactivity and half-life calculations.
Veritasium
How Damaging is Radiation?
Is all radiation harmful? The video's narrator interviews unsuspecting citizens to get their take on radiation sources and effects. The resource includes a breakdown of types of radiation and whether each type is capable of causing us harm.
TED-Ed
The Genius of Marie Curie
Can you name the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences? After watching a short video on the life, discoveries, and accomplishments of Marie Curie, you can!
MinutePhysics
Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)
Everyone knows the Big Bang Theory ... but, then what happened? Go beyond the bang in an illustrated video that discusses the after effects of the event that set our universe in motion. Physics scholars discover how the creation of...
MinutePhysics
Tour of the Map of the Big Bang
Tour the universe from the comfort of your own desk! View the video to learn more about bigbangregistry.com, an interactive map of the great beyond. Pupils discover cosmic background radiation, the oldest light in the universe. The...
TED-Ed
History’s Deadliest Colors
Zounds! Who'da thunk it? Colors can be deadly. Viewers learn about the dangers of white (lead), green (radium and cupric hydrogen arsenic), and orange (uranium oxide) pigments used in clothing, ceramics, and home decor.
MinutePhysics
What is a Neutrino?
Explore physics in a minute fashion. Scholars learn about the neutrino particle through a video lesson. The instructor explains the unique characteristics of the particle and how these particiles can be detected.
MinutePhysics
The Sound of Hydrogen
Hydrogen is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, but can we hear it? By taking the wavelengths of the atomic spectrum of radiation from hydrogen, the creator of the video shifts the waves into sound waves. Then, he shifts these waves into...
SciShow
Sonoluminescence: When Sound Creates Light
The mantis shrimp's claws snap to produce a bubble that is as hot as the sun. How they manage to do that is the focus of a video on the cavitation caused by the shrimp and how the creature is able to create sonoluminescence....
SciShow
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR): Energy for the Future?
Cheaper and cleaner nuclear power plants were invented 50 years ago in the United States, yet the first to be built are in China. The video explains how these nuclear power plants work. They run on thorium, which is common and more...
Educreations
Summary of Becquerel
In 1896, Henri Bacquerel discovered uranium is radioactive and gives off rays. The video serves as a presentation on alpha, beta, and gamma rays. It explains their Greek symbols, what they are, and their relative mass and charge. It...
Bozeman Science
Radiation and Radioactive Decay
Why does radiation occur? Learn the reason and the main types of radiation during this video lesson. Scholars discover the makeup of a radioactive atom and the effect of the different types of radiation. They then analyze and create...
Be Smart
Sunburn, Sweat and the Science of Summer!
Our bodies can produce up to three liters of sweat per hour. But why do we sweat and exactly how does the biological process work? This video covers a few topics of science about being outside in the heat, explains ways to cool down...
DoodleScience
Nuclear Radiation
Viewers learn about both natural and synthetic radiation in a video that discusses background radiation from cosmic rays, as well as from radioactive waste, radioactive fallout, and x-rays. It concludes with an explanation of alpha,...
DoodleScience
Hazards of Radiation
Radiation hazards are the subject of a short video that also includes a comparison of alpha, beta, and gamma rays, and the hazards if people ingest or absorb these rays through the skin.
DoodleScience
Heat Transfer - Radiation
How is it possible that we can feel the heat of a sun that is so far from Earth? Study the type of heat transfer that makes this possible! The video introduces learners to radiation and how it functions when transferring heat.
Be Smart
Making Music From Space!
We know that sound cannot be heard in space, but can space make sound? Artists use various techniques to turn radiation waves, the earth's magnetic field, and other scientific data into music. This is the 20th video in a series of 22.
Be Smart
What Color is the Universe?
What colors are the sun, our galaxy, and the universe? An engaging video provides an overview of each and why what we think we are seeing is often wrong. It provides explanations for how to understand colors that aren't in the...
Be Smart
The Cosmic Afterglow
A short video explains one piece of research that supports the Big Bang Theory. The discovery of the sound of radiation from the photons during the creation of our universe is a sound we all recognize as static, but we often...
Be Smart
The Far Future of the Universe
Ever wonder what will happen to our earthly home if we continue to evolve at the current rate? Learners view the video segment and witness predictions of what could occur in the future, even millions of years from now, as time progresses...
Berkeley University of California
Hydrogen Atom as a Particle in a Box (NB)
How does an electron qualify as a particle in a box? It behaves like a wave and, when bound to an atom, has boundaries. Using this notion, the professor explains a quantum mechanical calculation for a hydrogen atom. Given the length of...
University of California
What Captain America Can Teach Us About Science
Do you know what Captain America's shield and the Ford F-150 have in common? The video focuses on the commonalities between super heroes and real-life scientists. It includes how they both inspire each other.